Task A 1. A description of four different exemples of accidents and/or sudden illness that might occur: severe bleeding‚ cardiac arrest‚choking and difficulty of breathing‚ fractures andd suspected fractures 2. An outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Severe bleeding:you will need to apply pressure‚ if possible‚ use a sterile dressing. You will need to apply direct pressure over the wound for 10 minutes. If there is any object in the wound‚
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Workplace Risk Assessment Comments: Assessment Date: Next Review Date: Hazard Electrical This Risk Assessment was carried out by the HSE Manager in consultation with some staff members March 2015 February 2016 Hazard Description Staff could get electrical shocks or burns from using faulty electrical equipment. Electrical faults can also lead to fires. Persons at Risk All Staff Risk L 4 S 3 Existing Control Measures/Further Control Measures DR 12 Citi maintenance arrangements for fixed installations
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The occupational therapy perspective of occupation‚ health and wellbeing To be able to participate in one ’s own life‚ to do the things we want to do‚ and to competently perform the activities that form part of our daily‚ weekly or monthly routines‚ is a common goal for most people. This not only includes taking part in the basic activities of self-care‚ such as grooming and dressing‚ but also extends to our work and leisure activities. It is through doing things that we learn and develop as
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injured their backs during the situation. Because of the accident we visited a spine specialist‚ we were recommended ten therapy sessions with physical and occupational therapist. During that time I witnessed my family recuperate. At that moment occupational therapy seemed as a rational and inspiring career for my future. By witnessing an occupational therapy it allowed me to understand how important the career was in order to help individuals. Without the help of the therapist‚ my family wouldn’t have
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Capitol Lakes allowed me to expand my understanding of occupational therapy to the geriatric population. With my background in psychology‚ I was extremely thrilled and intrigued to observe and participate in cognitive assessments within the elderly population. Although other occupational therapists I previously shadowed communicated with other healthcare professionals regularly‚ volunteering at
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Next I’ll talk about how this field came about and grew in terms of poularity. Occupational therapy originally came avbout during the age of enlightenment in the 1700s. At that time the mentally ill were trated very poorly because they were considerd to be threats to society and as a result many of them were locked up or put insane asylums. And so In the late 1793‚ Phillipe Pinel and later on William Tuke began what was then called "moral treatment and occupation"‚ as an approach to treating people
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Why and when was the Occupational Safety and Health Act passed? Describe some of the provisions in this Act. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as the name implies‚ was passed in 1970 for employee safety reasons. The increasing number of workers being killed or injured as a result of their jobs‚ the impact it had on the economy at large‚ and the emotional and psychological trauma caused by these deaths (or injuries in some cases)‚ was the main reason for the passage of this Act. As
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I was once told that Occupational Therapy (OT) is a rare blend of science and humanism‚ intellectual rigour and compassion‚ and when asked to reflect on my first year as an OT student‚ I simply could not agree more. When introduced to OT at the Wits Career’s Day I was instantly impressed by the wide scope of practice that OTs have after completing a basic degree and by the holistic nature of treatment. It is an application requirement of the Health Sciences department that each OT applicant completes
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION It has been agreed that‚ in the caring profession‚ nurses from the largest group of which the principal mission is the nurturing of and caring for people in the human health experience. They provide around-the-clock services to patient in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ long-term care facilities‚ as well as to clients using supportive and preventative programs and related community services (kipping‚ 2000:207) The nursing profession follows
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later‚ I have used each and every day as a stepping stone to obtain a degree in occupational therapy. I have accumulated over 350 volunteer hours‚ dedicated an entire summer to two young boys on the autism spectrum‚ and acquired a 400 hour occupational therapy internship for the upcoming spring semester in order to thoroughly prepare myself for my short-term goals; getting a masters degree and becoming an occupational therapist. If successful‚ I wish to work in geriatrics and perhaps one day become
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